Chapter 1577 Huaguang Temple
"A tourist? Have you ever seen a tourist who doesn't go down the mountain at night?" The old man was obviously very wary of them. Although modern society is developing rapidly, there are also many bad people. And there are all kinds of bad guys, maybe they just came to steal things from the temple?
Although Huaguang Temple is not very famous, the name is just chosen randomly. The Buddha statues enshrined in the temples are not golden bodies, and there are no Buddhist treasures, and the scriptures are all printed matter. But when encountering temple fairs, many believers still throw money into the merit box. And in the old man's room, there are also things like color TVs and mobile phones that are worth stealing.
Xiao Fei and the others were so unique that they didn't stay in the hotel in Fulin town at night, but they actually came to the temple, their demeanor made people suspicious.
"Uncle, none of us are bad people." Sensing the old man's attitude, Da Banya said speechlessly.
"There is no bad person in this world who will admit that he is a bad person." The old man said.
"Excuse me, sir, are you the abbot of Huaguang Temple?" Aishwarya asked politely. She is also very depressed at this time. Didn't it mean that Buddhism in the world is one family? Why is this old man so attached to her?
In the past, wandering monks went to other temples to place orders because they shared common beliefs. The monks in the temple will treat him with courtesy and provide him with accommodation and food. Even if he is an order monk who wants to discuss Buddhism with the monks of this temple, the monks of this temple will not be unfriendly to him. But no matter how you look at it now, the old man doesn't welcome her. .
Moreover, the old man is not a real monk yet. Can ordinary people manage temples?
She couldn't help sighing: the temples now are very different from those in the past.
"Probably." Seeing Aishwarya's beautiful appearance and polite speech, the old man's attitude finally became a little more kind: "Because there are no permanent monks living in this temple, I was hired by the town government to manage this temple. But When it comes to faith, I am also a Buddhist.”
"People who believe in Buddhism are very kind, and they should be friendly to those in the same sect. Since you also believe in Buddhism, girl, I invite you to rest in the wing room. But I want to tell you in advance that this temple is full of surveillance. If you want to do illegal things, you can’t escape the police’s investigation.”
Xiao Fei and others looked up, and they saw an infrared camera installed on the top of the temple gate. Uh, there are surveillance cameras in the temple now?
And judging from the old man's speech and behavior, he is not a true Buddhist believer. He can't even speak special terms such as Futu and Samana, so he refers to her as a fellow student. It is estimated that he can't even memorize a piece of Buddhist scriptures. He should be a widowed old man who was only hired to take care of the temple.
As for him saying that he also believes in Buddhism, it should be just a mantra.
"But we don't want to rest yet. Grandpa, can you open the door and let me burn a stick of incense to the Buddha and worship the Buddha?" Aishwarya said.
"Pray now? Aishwarya, it's getting dark now. Since the old man provides us with a place to rest, why don't we rest for one night and wait until tomorrow morning?" Big Banya persuaded.
"No, I'm going to pray now." Aishwarya insisted. It seemed that she couldn't wait any longer, and she didn't even want to wait for one night.
"Big Mater, let's just let her go." Xiao Fei said. Aishwarya is the reincarnation of Tang Seng, and her belief in Buddhism is deeply rooted and deep-rooted. It would be strange if she wasn't so pious.
"Waiting now?" The old man hesitated, "If you are praying now, I have to get the keys and turn on the lights for you, which is very troublesome." His tone changed: "Since you are so devout, I will also do it for you." It’s very convenient. However, the money for sesame oil and paper wax is more.”
"More money?" Aishwarya frowned. When did people in the Buddhist sect ask for money directly, and they didn't shy away from it at all?
But after thinking about it, I think it is understandable. After all, those incense candles are also imported from factories, and monks cannot produce them themselves. These all require money and cost. They do not produce joss sticks, they are just porters of joss sticks. He said generously: "Master, it is only natural to pray to Buddha to give money, and I will donate a lot later."
"In this case, please wait a moment." The boss also said. Hearing that Aishwarya wanted to give a lot of money, he ran to the room in a trot. He took out a bunch of keys, and soon came to the door of the Daxiong Palace again, and opened the door for them.
Enter the hall and turn on the lights. Suddenly, a severe weather rushed over. The Buddha and Bodhisattva statues enshrined in the main hall are each three or four meters high. Although the face is kind, it gives people a sense of aloofness and a god. There are eighteen arhats on both sides, guarded by four heavenly kings.
Although they are all gods, the four heavenly kings have ferocious faces, green faces and long fangs, and hold artifacts, swords, and axes in their hands. Stepping on the little devil gives people a horrible and gloomy feeling. If it was an ordinary person, they would definitely not dare to stay in the hall at night. No wonder people often say that it is difficult to clearly define the boundary between Buddha and demon.
There are three Buddha statues enshrined in the middle, one is Sakyamuni, the other is Dainichi Tathagata, and the other is Maitreya Buddha. They all step on the lotus platform, and there is a long burning lamp on the throne.
Looking at these Buddha statues, Aishwarya took a long breath, as if returning to her own home. There is a feeling of overseas wanderers who come back home only once in decades.
"This temple is not shrouded in the slightest Buddha's light, on the contrary, it still has some gloomy atmosphere. It's hard for her to enjoy it like this. It's really mortal with naked eyes and shallow knowledge." Xiao Fei thought speechlessly in his heart.
"Girl, are you going to worship Buddha?" After turning on the lights in the main hall and lighting the ever-burning lamps in front of the Buddha, the old man said to Aishwarya, "Our incense here is divided into three types: 88 yuan, 888 yuan, and 8888 yuan. Specifications. Of course, if you are devout enough, there is the ultimate 88888 yuan, which specification of incense do you want?"
The most expensive eighty-eight thousand! ? Xiao Fei, the fat man's eyes widened when he heard that. I secretly sighed in my heart, it is too easy for them to make money.
I was also a young monk back then, why did I only receive a few yuan for incense? Back then, when I found ten yuan in the merit box, I would have been happy for a long time, Xiao Fei still sighed in his heart.
There is such a gap, in fact, the reason is very simple. The Lingjue Temple where he was then was located in the deep mountains, and there were only a handful of pilgrims who came to offer incense all year round, and they were all farmers. However, Huaguang Temple is located in a scenic area, and those who can go out to travel are basically those with a little spare money. And the geographical location is in the economically developed Nanyue Province. As we all know, there are not many other things in Nanyue Province, but there are many bosses.